How to use the Internet in work with young people
Introduction
What exactly is the Internet?
The World Wide Web
Learn some jargon
A brief history of the Internet
What do I need to get started?
Building a web site
E-mail and Internet chat
Now I've got it, what do I do with it?
Some ideas for activities and projects
Some web sites to visit
Introduction
The purpose of this material is to provide information about the
Internet and how to get your computer connected to it. The pages
offer some pointers to the role that the Internet could play in
work with young people. There is a lot that the Internet can do
to bring young people around the world into contact with each other
- either directly or indirectly. It is arguably the best medium
of global communication and because of this it can allow people
to meet on it who otherwise would be extremely unlikely ever to
meet or talk to each other in any other way.
Used positively and constructively, the Internet offers a wealth
of good opportunities for learning, exploration of the world, communications
with people in other places, access to information, fun and enjoyment.
We need to both warn people about the possible risks of what can
be found on the Internet and at the same time dispel some myths
and misunderstandings about it.
Around the world, young people from children to senior citizens
are using the Internet for education, leisure, interest and exploration.
People who are able bodied, disabled or who have learning difficulties
are making use of the power to communicate. The Internet is like
a vast library and, like most paper-based libraries, contains and
reflects all human life.
Unlike most public libraries however there is only a low level
of control on what gets deposited on the 'shelves'. Despite the
possible risks posed by access to some areas of the Internet, it
is still an enjoyable and rewarding experience that nearly all young
people take to. Used in a positive and constructive (and above all
imaginative way) the Internet can be a vital force in peace, reconciliation,
education and play. Everyone who uses it for the first time will
express their sense of wonderment at the way it works and will marvel
at the vast quantity of content that they find on it.
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